Biography Book Group: The Million Dollar Mermaid
Book: The Million Dollar Mermaid by Esther Williams
- https://www.franklin.lib.mi.us/programs-events/events/biography-book-group-the-million-dollar-mermaid
- Biography Book Group: The Million Dollar Mermaid
- 2025-12-17T18:00:00-05:00
- 2025-12-17T19:30:00-05:00
- Book: The Million Dollar Mermaid by Esther Williams
Dec 17, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM (US/Eastern / UTC-500)
Franklin Public Library
BOOK CLUB MEETING IS POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 at 6PM.
The Million Dollar Mermaid details Esther Williams’s life from a champion swimmer with Olympic aspirations to a major Hollywood star in MGM's aquatic musicals. From her transition to the screen, the challenges of fame, and her off-screen life, which included troubled marriages and financial issues: a behind-the-scenes look at her career and the creation of the "mermaid" persona, blending the glamour of Hollywood with the realities of her personal struggles.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
Snacks & refreshments provided.